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Is There Money to Fund Asia's Airline Expansion?
Booming air travel has led to a rush of new jet orders, but there is growing concern that a global funding squeeze may make financing this expansion difficult, especially for over-leveraged companies.

Highlights From the Singapore Airshow 2012
This year's airshow features some new planes, some old ones and a few unusual models. We've compiled some of the most interesting images.

Regional Jet Makers Fight for Emerging Markets

Embraer and Bombardier are increasing investments in emerging markets, anticipating a jump in demand, driven by a rising middle class and more urbanization.

Asia’s Budget Carriers Go Long Haul for Growth
Budget carriers in Asia, which have seen surging growth over the last decade, are now looking to tap the long-haul market.
India's Troubled Airline Sector Running Out of Options
India’s airline industry is losing money and in deep debt — with few solutions in sight.
We 'Screwed Up' on A380 Wing Cracks: Airbus CEO
Airbus CEO Tom Enders said the company will fix problems in the wings of the A380 superjumbo, after cracks were detected last month.

Private Jet Demand Soars as Indonesia Booms

The country's unique geography - with 17,000 islands spread over 3,000 miles - plus its strong economic growth, is making it a growing market for business jets.

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Garuda's Growth Plans on Track: CEO
Emirsyah Satar, CEO of Garuda, says Indonesia's travel demand is booming, and the carrier's expansion plans are on track to capture this rise in demand.
Bombardier's Outlook for Private Jet Demand
Guy Hachey, President and COO of Bombardier Aerospace discusses the impact of higher financing costs on demand for business jets.

Airbus: A380s Are Absolutely Safe

Tom Enders, CEO of Airbus said "we make absolutely no compromises on safety, we have a thorough investigation underway in our own company on how we could make these mistakes in the first place and to eradicate sources of mistakes like that in the future."

Gulfstream Jets on Display at Singapore Airshow

Larry Flynn, president of Gulfstream Aerospace, told CNBC, "we have experienced very rapid growth in the Asian market in the past five years, our installed fleet of aircraft has quadrupled, we enjoy a fleet of 175 airplanes in the region as of the end of 2011."

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The Singapore Airshow
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